gerə-2

To cry hoarsely; also the name of the crane.

Oldest form *gerh2-.

▲ Derivatives include crack, cranberry, pedigree.

I. Words meaning "to cry hoarsely"; also words denoting the crow.

1. a. crow1 from Old English crāwe, a crow; b. crow2 from Old English crāwan, to crow; c. crack from Old English cracian, to resound; d. cracknel from Middle Dutch krāken, to crack; e. crake from Old Norse krāka, a crow; f. croon from Middle Dutch krōnen, to groan, lament. a-f all from Germanic *krē-.

2. Possibly from this root (but more likely imitative) is Germanic *kur(r)-. cur from Middle English curre, cur, akin to Old Norse kurra, to growl.

II. Words denoting a crane.

1. a. crane from Old English cran, crane; b. cranberry from Middle Low German kran, crane. Both a and b from Germanic *kran-, crane.

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